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WORLD ENVIRONMENT WORLD ENVIRONMENT BADGEBADGE
Environment Education Task Team
Environment Education Task Team
INTRODUCTION
SCOUTING AROUND THE WORLD
HOW DOES WORLD SCOUTING WORK?
WOSM AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND AIMS
WORLD ENVIRONMENT BADGE
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SCOUTING AROUND THE WORLD
1. How many Scouts are there in the UK? 450,000
2. How many Scouts are there in the world? 28 million
3. How many countries and territories have Scouting? 181
4. Which country has the most Scouts andhow many does it have? Indonesia, 8 million
5. Which 6 countries don’t have Scouts?
Andorra, China, Cuba, North Korea,Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar
6. In which countries has Scouting just started?Albania, Guinea, Malawi (in 2005)
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We belong to the UK Scout Association
Each country has its own National Scout Organisation
They all belong to WOSM…
World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Scout Bureau – six regional offices and central office in Geneva
World Scout Committee
Every 3 years there is a World Scout Conference
HOW DOES WORLD SCOUTING WORK?
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WORLD SCOUT BUREAU, GENEVA
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AT THE WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE IN TUNISIA IN 2005:
WOSM AND THE ENVIRONMENT
New focus on the environment…
World Environment Badge
SCENES – Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and Environment
Environment education at World Events
Support environment education in Scouting
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WORLD ENVIRONMENT BADGE…
WOSM AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Badge for all Scouts around the world
What does the word ‘environment’ mean today?…
Similar in concept to the World Conservation Badge but with focus on what ‘environment’ means today
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The environment is central to the Scout Programme and a key element of developing good citizens of the world.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND AIMS
Scouts actively engage in educational programmes to make informed choices about the environment, people and society - choices that reflect Scouting's Promise and Law.
Scouting provides opportunities to experience and connect with the natural world.
PRINCIPLES
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AIMS
ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND AIMS
Scouts are taking actions to ensure:
1. The most suitable environmental practices are used.
2. The risk of chemicals to people, plants and animals are minimised
3. People are able to respond to natural disasters.
Scouts are working towards a world where:
1. People and natural systems have clean water and clean air.
2. Sufficient natural habitat exists to support native species.
3. People are prepared for environmental hazards.
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WORLD ENVIRONMENT BADGE
1. Experience, connect with and learn about your local environment
2. Learn about the global environment
3. Connect local to global and take action
GOALS OF THE BADGE…
The environment is the perfect topic for a world badge– it is a global subject!
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WORLD ENVIRONMENT BADGE
Five themes..
1. Exploring
2. Learning
3. Thinking
4. Preparing
5. Contributing
BADGE STRUCTURE
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WORLD ENVIRONMENT BADGE
Will be launched at the World Scout Conference in South Korea, July 2008
January to March 2008 – testing phase
5th Tynemouth are one of two test groups in the UK
Testing will be recognised by WOSM!
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Algeria
Australia
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Germany
Hungary
Italy
WORLD ENVIRONMENT BADGE
WHO WILL TEST THE BADGE?
Japan
Mexico
Palestine
South Africa
Switzerland
United Kingdom
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DO YOU WANT TO TEST
THE BADGE?
SO…
